Personal letters confiscated by Britain’s Royal Navy 265 years ago before they could reach French sailors during the Seven Years’ War have been read for the first time. Written between 1757 and 1758, the billet-doux (love letters) were meant for the crew onboard the Galatee, a French warship captured by the British. The wives, fiances,
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A cloud software giant backed by some of the world’s biggest private investors is in talks about the sale of a multibillion-pound stake to wealthy family offices and state investment funds. Sky News understands that Group Bruxelles Lambert, the vehicle jointly established by the Belgian Frere family, and Mubadala, the Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund,
In this article GOOGL GOOG AAPL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Google CEO Sundar Pichai (L), and Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney. Reuters Google is headed back to court for its second antitrust trial in two months, this time in defense of its Android Play Store. While Google continues to argue against monopoly claims
The “Holy Grail of shipwrecks” is to be lifted from the floor of the Caribbean Sea on the orders of the Colombian government. The Spanish galleon San Jose, which sank more than 300 years ago, is believed to have been carrying 200 tons of treasure, including gold, silver and emeralds. Colombia President Gustavo Petro wants
Tesla is going to integrate Elon Musk’s newly launched Grok AI assistant in its electric vehicles, according to the CEO. Earlier this year, Musk launched a new AI startup, xAI, and said that it will work closely with Tesla. The company’s mission is “to understand the true nature of the universe”, but in practice, its
Tesla has reportedly confirmed that it plans to build its upcoming $25,000 electric car at Gigafactory Berlin. It’s a rare new model to be confirmed for the factory that currently only produces the Model Y. At Tesla’s 2023 Investor Day in March, the automaker unveiled a new car manufacturing system, which CEO Elon Musk claimed would be
The Isle of Man government is to encourage businesses to round prices to the nearest 5p as it looks to phase out 1p and 2p coins. The island’s treasury stopped minting Manx pennies – equivalent to UK pennies – in 2016 because the cost of making them outweighed their value. However, in a recent survey,
Five people – including two children – have been killed and six others injured after a car crashed into a pub’s outdoor dining area in Australia. Four people, including a boy, two men in their 30s and a woman in her 40s died at the scene after a BMW SUV mounted a kerb and drove
Tim McManus, ESPN Staff WriterNov 5, 2023, 10:16 PM ET Close Tim McManus covers the Philadelphia Eagles for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2016 after covering the Eagles for Philadelphia Magazine’s Birds 24/7, a site he helped create, since 2010. You can follow him on Twitter @Tim_McManus. Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — Eagles quarterback Jalen
Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterNov 4, 2023, 06:56 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions Michigan president Santa Ono urged Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti to respect due process and the ongoing NCAA investigation into the football program as Petitti mulls potential discipline for the
Fireworks have been thrown at riot police in Edinburgh in “Bonfire Night-related disruption”. Dozens of young people gathered in Niddrie, a suburb of the Scottish capital, just before 5pm on Sunday in a repeat of disorder seen last year. Petrol bombs were lobbed at police officers, who were subjected to repeated attacks during the standoff.
This is King Charles’s first King’s Speech as monarch. This matters to him, not only because he knows the world will be looking to see if he does something differently (he won’t – continuity matters), nor because it could be an opportunity to say something about his late mother, Queen Elizabeth II, in a new
Elon Musk announced his new company xAI which he says has the goal to understand the true nature of the universe. Jaap Arriens | Nurphoto | Getty Images Meet Grok, the first technology out of Elon Musk’s new AI company, xAI. Grok, the company said, is modeled on “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.” It
The England footballer Ollie Watkins is among a group of investors ploughing new funds into a fast-growing British online sneaker and streetwear marketplace. Sky News understands that Mr Watkins, who played for Aston Villa on Sunday in the 2-0 defeat at Nottingham Forest, is backing The Edit LDN, which has operated concessions in department stores
Donald Trump is ahead of US President Joe Biden in five key swing states a year ahead of the 2024 election, according to a poll. The former president was leading the incumbent in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada and Pennsylvania, the poll for the New York Times and Siena College found. Mr Biden was ahead of
Volodymyr Zelenskyy has rejected claims the war with Russia is at a “stalemate”. In an exclusive interview with Sky News’ US partner NBC News, the Ukrainian president acknowledged Kyiv’s progress had been slow and said there was “fatigue” with the conflict. But he insisted his military was “still more motivated than any Russians who came
Tesla’s Cybertruck is finally hitting the road at the end of this month, but it was spotted today in a special color – matte black, the first time we’ve seen the Cybertruck in anything other than basic unpainted stainless steel. We’ve technically seen the Cybertruck with other wraps, but those were mostly camouflage or jokes
An airport in Germany has closed after an armed man reportedly rammed a vehicle through a security gate. An armed man broke through a gate in Hamburg airport with his vehicle and fired twice into the air with a weapon, a police spokesperson said. No one appeared to be injured, but the airport announced it
Honda is taking a page out of just about every other major automotive manufacturer’s playbook by debuting its first electric bicycle, the Honda e-MTB Concept. The bike was just shown off at the Japan Mobility Show in Tokyo, where it joined several other futuristic and/or brand-widening debuts from other leading Japanese motorcycle companies and automakers.
Nov 4, 2023, 02:46 PM Open Extended Reactions England captain Marlie Packer was named World Rugby women’s 15s Player of the Year, moments after they beat New Zealand in the final of the inaugural WXV 1 competition in Auckland on Saturday. Packer has been a force to reckon with in the back-row and she was